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    Poetry

    Moonlight Walk

    October 30, 2007November 11, 2023
    10 Comments

    A poem about a moonlight walk.

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  • black floral hand mehndi wedding bride
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    Sambar Masala

    October 29, 2007March 30, 2025
    8 Comments

    When sambar isn’t sambar without masala powder, why are we to accept a matrimonial match with no attraction?

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  • Mirror of Erised Harry Potter
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Tell Me Your Dreams

    October 29, 2007November 11, 2023
    7 Comments

    When is the last time you wished for something? In fact, when was the last time you allowed yourself to want something? Without telling yourself that it was…impractical…unachievable…wrong…silly…unmentionable…impossible…too big to fit into your cupboard…too expensive…incompatible with your lifestyle What was it that you wanted so much but didn’t dare ask…

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  Pujo
    Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    Pujo

    October 28, 2007November 11, 2023
    10 Comments

    I once painted this for him. It was a tribute to his native culture that celebrates Durga with Pujo.

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  • Body & Sex | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Movies

    October 27, 2007November 11, 2023
    7 Comments

    A trip to the movies has some unsuspecting confessions spilling out in the dark.

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  The Wedding Night And Other Friendly Stories
    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Wedding Night And Other Friendly Stories

    October 23, 2007March 30, 2025
    13 Comments

    Heeheehee….got this picture off The Lady‘s post. It reminded me of the time my friend got married. The pre-wedding days were a time of much mirth for the cronies of the bride and groom. But of course. We were such a bunch of wits. For the wedding night, we decided…

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  The Window
    Map Of Emotion

    The Window

    October 22, 2007March 13, 2023
    18 Comments

    10 September 2004 When I was a child I’d stand at the window that the adults looked out of with so much ease. Sometimes an indulgent adult would pick me up to look out and then with an “ooof” put me back since I was ‘too old’ to be carried….

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  • Body & Sex | Books | Politics & Feminism

    Aspirational Manhood

    October 21, 2007November 17, 2023
    3 Comments

    When a good friend recently told me that he was gay, it did not come as a surprise. Indeed I concluded that my prayers had been answered in the form of someone who was already quite close to me. But even more, it was a moving moment since he chose…

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  Footprints
    City | Home & Identity | Poetry | Pop Culture | Roving I

    Footprints

    October 19, 2007March 29, 2025
    4 Comments

    I see the footprints of hundreds of busy feet that walked before me.I see history being created….little histories, not major sagas.

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    WorkSpace

    The pursuit of Excelense

    October 18, 2007March 30, 2025
    9 Comments

    Yes, yes, I spelt it that way on purpose. It does have a meaning. Not an error. Oh alright, I’ll stop snapping. I’m entrenched deep in the pursuit of Excelense. Excelense is the fine art of decoding MS Excel. Now, don’t get me wrong. I have an open mind and…

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  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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